Animation software has brought the internet to life. Web Animation: Start Here! will walk you through the techniques, the hardware and the software you'll need to add the unique splash of colour and movement that only animation can bring to your website. As you work through the step-by-step, easy-to-follow projects, you'll move from being able to create a rudimentary animation to making mini-movies, animated text and interactive features.
The book begins with an overview of creating animation for the Web; Part 1 explores animated buttons, avant-garde graphics, banner ads, cartoons, Web navigation systems, animated diagrams and much more, while Part 2 comprises numerous animation projects for you to try, enabling you to create eye-catching animation for your website in next to no time.
Reviews the primary animation technologies of DHTML, Animated GIF and Macromedia's Flash.
All the animation projects can be downloaded from the series' dedicated website, and most of the images and text can be replaced with your own. Book and website offer a unique starter kit, enabling further experimentation, whatever your skill level.